H.R. No. 1025
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Trade between Texas and Mexico plays a vital role in
the economic prosperity of the Lone Star State; and
WHEREAS, Each year, Texas sends about 36 percent of the
state's total exports to Mexico, and in 2015, exports to Mexico
totaled nearly $92.5 million; goods exported to Mexico include
computer and electronic products, petroleum and coal products,
chemicals, machinery, and transportation equipment, all of which
are produced by industries that supply hundreds of thousands of
jobs to the Lone Star State; and
WHEREAS, Since the ratification of the North American Free
Trade Agreement in 1994, the export of U.S. goods to Mexico has
risen 325 percent, while imports into the United States from Mexico
have increased 458 percent; in 2012, Americans spent $277.5 billion
for goods from Mexico, and Mexico is America's third-largest
supplier of oil, after Canada and Saudi Arabia; additionally,
nearly half of the tomatoes and two-thirds of the mangoes consumed
in the United States come from Mexico; and
WHEREAS, The importance of this trade to Texas border cities,
counties, and businesses is very significant, and disruption to
international commerce would be economically damaging; and
WHEREAS, Mexico is the largest trading partner of Texas and
the third-largest of the United States, and it is imperative that
our federal government take proactive steps to strengthen ties with
Mexico and build bridges of economic opportunity that will benefit
Texas and the entire nation; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby urge the United States Congress to recognize the
importance of trade between Texas and Mexico and foster
international commerce; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the chief clerk of the house forward official
copies of this resolution to the president of the United States, to
the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of
Representatives of the United States Congress, and to all the
members of the Texas delegation to Congress with the request that
this resolution be entered in the Congressional Record as a
memorial to the Congress of the United States of America.
Canales Keough Canales Keough
Canales Keough
Nevárez Guerra Nevárez Guerra
Nevárez Guerra
Raymond Alvarado Raymond Alvarado
Raymond Alvarado
Bernal Blanco Bernal Blanco
Bernal Blanco
Cortez Deshotel Cortez Deshotel
Cortez Deshotel
Gervin-Hawkins González of El Paso Gervin-Hawkins González of El Paso
Gervin-Hawkins González of El Paso
Guillen Gutierrez Guillen Gutierrez
Guillen Gutierrez
Hernandez Hinojosa Hernandez Hinojosa
Hernandez Hinojosa
Johnson of Dallas Longoria Johnson of Dallas Longoria
Johnson of Dallas Longoria
Lozano Lucio III Lozano Lucio III
Lozano Lucio III
Martinez Minjarez Martinez Minjarez
Martinez Minjarez
Moody Muñoz, Jr. Moody Muñoz, Jr.
Moody Muñoz, Jr.
Neave Ortega Neave Ortega
Neave Ortega
Perez Reynolds Perez Reynolds
Perez Reynolds
Rodriguez of Travis Rodriguez of Bexar Rodriguez of Travis Rodriguez of Bexar
Rodriguez of Travis Rodriguez of Bexar
Romero, Jr. Rose Romero, Jr. Rose
Romero, Jr. Rose
Turner Wu Turner Wu
Turner Wu
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1025 was adopted by the House on May
4, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 130, Nays 12, 2 present, not
voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
Canales Keough
Nevárez Guerra
Raymond Alvarado
Bernal Blanco
Cortez Deshotel
Gervin-Hawkins González of El Paso
Guillen Gutierrez
Hernandez Hinojosa
Johnson of Dallas Longoria
Lozano Lucio III
Martinez Minjarez
Moody Muñoz, Jr.
Neave Ortega
Perez Reynolds
Rodriguez of Travis Rodriguez of Bexar
Romero, Jr. Rose
Turner Wu